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Mina Miller Edison
American community activist and Thomas Edison's second wife
Mina Miller Edison (July 6, – August 24, ) was an American community activist and the second wife of inventor and industrialist Thomas Edison.
She was a community activist in Fort Myers, Florida, known for her work advancing the use of public spaces and education initiatives.
Early life
Mina Miller was born on July 6, , in Akron, Ohio to inventor and industrialist Lewis Miller and homemaker Mary Valinda Alexander.[1] She was the seventh of eleven children.
Through her lifelong involvement with the Chatauqua Association, of which her father was a founder and leader, Mina spent the summers at Chautauqua from the age of 9 to her marriage to Edison. There a young Mina came in contact with many progressive orators, male and female who were interested in education reform, temperance, and women's suffrage.[2] She graduated from Akron High School in and then went on to study at Mr